Hydbant



UNTTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN B. MOORE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HYDRANT.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 33,095, dated August 20, 1861.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJN. B. Mooiunof the city ot Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved F ire-Reservoir and Cistern Valve; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, in whichw Figure l is a side elevation and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section.

To enable others to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct a pipe of metal of any required size and form as represented in the drawing Y by the letters A, A, Fig. 2 having a cap or cover B, with a valve seat K, attached there-` to, and bolted to the upper ends of the pipe A A. On this cap is attached a bracket in the form of a tripod as shown at f, in the upper end of which is placed a nut, g, through which a screw on the lower end of valve rod E, passes. The valve rod E, is connected to the valve stem (Z, by means of a thimble L, which is made in two halves, having projections on their inner surfaces at top andbottom and held in their proper position when ready for use by a permanent metal band c'. When it is required to disconnect the valve rod E, and the valve stem cl, the metal band c' is slipped o from the thimble it, which being made in two halvesis easily removed'.

On the lower end of the valve rod E, and the upper end of valve stem d, are collars or flanges represented in the drawings by y' y' their diameters nearly corresponding with the largest inside diameter of the thimble. IVhen it is desired to connect the rod and stem the lower end of the valve rod E, and upperl end of valve stem cl, are brought together, the thimble 7L is then put in its place with the metal band on the outside holding the two halves irmly together, the project-ions on the inside of the thimble titting over the collars on the valve rod and valve stem loosely so that either may have a rotating motion without turning the other. On the lower end of the valve stem d, is a valve c, which is made to correspond and lit the valve seat K attached to the cap B. Then it is required to take this machine apart, all that is necessary is to slip the band vl up from the thimble which being made in` two halves is easily removed, and taking off the cap B by removing the bolts b b. The operation of the valve is produced by turning the valve rod E, which is raised or lowered by means of the screw on its lower end.

The valve as represented by Fig. 2 is entirely open.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The combination of the cap B with valve seat attached, bracket f, nut g, thimble h, and band z' for the purposes herein set forth.

BENJN. B. Moolen.

Witnesses:

A. A. WILDER, ROBT. E. ROBERTS. 

